A massive Amazon warehouse due to open in Daventry will not affect plans for a base in Coventry, the Telegraph understands.

Coventry council granted planning permission for a warehouse the size of eight football pitches and the height of three double decker buses on the former Jaguar Land Rover site, at Browns Lane, last year. The Telegraph revealed in November that online retail giant Amazon was set to occupy the building, creating about 1,600 jobs.

But this week it was confirmed Amazon will open a huge warehouse in Daventry - just 30 minutes away. However, the Telegraph understands this will not impact on the firm’s Coventry plans, with the Daventry site set to focus on UK distribution, while the Coventry site will be a European hub.

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Lorries won’t be allowed to switch on their reversing alarms at night and along part of the site would be a fence designed to deaden sound.

People living at the nearby Townfields Stables and Highfields House will be offered extra panes of glass in their windows to reduce noise pollution.

Planning officers from Coventry City Council say trees and carefully designed lights would minimise light pollution.

What does Amazon say?

Amazon has been approached for comment, but a spokesman for Amazon previously said the firm “doesn’t comment on speculation” and added that any announcements about developments would be made “in due course”.